©2002

ORDER—INSECTIVORA
FAMILY—Erinaceidae

COMMON NAME—Mindanao gymnure, Mindanao wood shrew.

DISTRIBUTION—Endemic to the Philippines; restricted to Mindanao Island (Bukidnon [FMNH], Davao del Norte [FMNH], and Davao del Sur [FMNH] provinces).

HABITAT—Widespread on Mindanao in primary forest above 1300 m (Musser & Heaney, 1992), common in montane forest, ca. 1600 m to 2000 m, and abundant to 2900 m (Hoogstraal, 1951; Poduschka & Poduschka, 1985; Sanborn, 1952; Rabor, 1986; Heaney et al., unpubl. data).

STATUS—Because of its occurence in high-elevation forest of low stature that has limited commercial value and its abundance, current populations of this species are stable. For these reasons, we disagree with the IUCN listing, and we recommend that it be listed as nonthreatened (Heaney et al., 1997). IUCN: Vulnerable (but we recommend delisting).



 ©2002 (photograph by L. Heaney)

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